Gretchen Reynolds on the science of fitness. Many runners may be wearing the wrong shoes for their particular stride or the right shoes that were chosen for the wrong reasons, according to a new scientific review about …

Houston Texans running back Alfred Blue took the handoff from Brian Hoyer, made certain to protect the ball with both arms and darted through a crease into the end zone during goal-line drills in this morning’s joint …

Get ready, LeSean McCoy, you're going to be running the ball a lot for the Buffalo Bills. With the Bills' quarterback situation in the state that it is, Buffalo is planning on running the ball more than one could imagine.

STATE COLLEGE -- With the strongest résumé boasting experience, size, and skill, it's no surprise Akeel Lynch is expected to be the lead ball carrier for Penn State this season. How the depth chart will shake out …

Tonight, hot pork balloon Donald Trump will participate in a televised debate with nine Republican presidential candidates. He is pretending to campaign for president, and the political press has agreed to pretend to …

Some NFL teams use running back committees to carry the load, while others prefer to go the workhorse route using one man for most of the snaps. Denver Broncos head coach Gary Kubiak plans to go with the latter …

MUMBAI: Suburban services on the Western Railway were disrupted due to signal failure at Borivali on Thursday evening. Trains were running late by 20 minutes in the Virar bound direction till midnight. A WR official said, "There was a point faliure at ...

BYU running back Jamaal Williams withdraws from school, will redshirt in 2015

BYU’s offense will be missing a key component when it takes the field this fall. The school announced Thursday — just two days before the Cougars open fall camp — that senior running back Jamaal Williams will not …

The trend remains hard to escape even for those with breathtaking speed. The NFL running back position has become a timeshare. In a pass-happy league, the average number of attempts per season for top-10 rushers …

Fantasy football rankings: Who is the No. 1 running back? USA TODAY Sports gets you ready for your fantasy football draft with the top five running backs for 2015. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.